# 1989 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1989 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
1988–89 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Michigan State†* | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 188 | 95 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 277 | 150 |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 128 | 90 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 186 | 129 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 132 | 120 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 178 | 154 |
| Michigan | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 137 | 118 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 177 | 154 |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 131 | 125 | 47 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 202 | 171 |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 121 | 145 | 43 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 182 | 200 |
| Ferris State | 32 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 99 | 144 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 126 | 171 |
| Ohio State | 32 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 106 | 160 | 40 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 141 | 215 |
| Miami | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 125 | 170 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 158 | 198 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 3–5 | Quarterfinals March 3–5 | Quarterfinals March 3–5 | Quarterfinals March 3–5 | Quarterfinals March 3–5 | | | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Semifinals March 9 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 11 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | – | | | 1 | Michigan State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Bowling Green | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Lake Superior State | 5 | 3 | – | | | 5 | Bowling Green | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | – | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Michigan State | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Lake Superior State | 1 |
| 3 | Illinois–Chicago | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 1 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 6 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Illinois–Chicago | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | 3 | Illinois–Chicago | 3 | 3 | Illinois–Chicago | 3 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 6 | 1 | 3*** | | | | | | 5 | Bowling Green | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Ohio State

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Ferris State

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (3) Illinois–Chicago vs. (6) Western Michigan

* Illinois–Chicago won series 2–1

#### (4) Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green

* Bowling Green won series 2–1

### Championship
#### (1) Michigan State vs. (2) Lake Superior State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Anthony Palumbo (Lake Superior State)
* F Sheldon Gorski (Illinois–Chicago)
* F Bobby Reynolds (Michigan State)
* D Dan Keczmer (Lake Superior State)
* D Brad Hamilton (Michigan State)
* G Jason Muzzatti* (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)